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Suede

//sweɪd// adj, noun, verb

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Made of suede. not-comparable
Noun
  1. 1
    A type of soft leather, made from calfskin, with a brushed texture to resemble fabric, often used to make boots, clothing and fashion accessories. uncountable, usually

    "“She sheathed her legs in the sheerest of the nylons that her father had brought back from the Continent, and slipped her feet into the toeless, high-heeled shoes of black suède.”"

  2. 2
    a fabric made to resemble suede leather wordnet
  3. 3
    leather with a napped surface wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To make (leather) into suede. transitive
  2. 2
    To finish (fabric) by abrasion, giving it a fibrous surface. transitive

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French gants de Suède (“gloves of Sweden”). Doublet of Swede.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French gants de Suède (“gloves of Sweden”). Doublet of Swede.

Etymology 3

Borrowed from French gants de Suède (“gloves of Sweden”). Doublet of Swede.

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